Off-Limits by L. A. Cotton

Author:L. A. Cotton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Delesty Books

After final period, Peyton and I headed to the football field to watch the team practice. She said I had a legitimate reason to be there, given my dad was coach and all. And since there had been a pop quiz in Mr. Jenkins’ class, which meant Kaiden and I had been unable to pass any notes back and forth, I went along with it.

“What’s Xander doing here?” Peyton motioned to where Xander was standing with my Dad.

“I heard Dad and Mom talking about him doing some work with my dad and the team.”

“For real?”

“Yeah, I think it’s his attempt of getting his life back on track.” Xander was everything his older brother wasn’t. Reckless. Impulsive. Unfocused. For as long as I could remember, he’d coasted through life working dead end jobs to make ends meet.

Xander Chase was a lost soul, but it was like the elephant in the room. No one really talked about it.

“Suddenly, hanging out here is looking up. Crap, I mean—”

I pinned her with a hard look. “What happened to ‘gross, he’s like thirty?’” I mimicked her.

“A: I do not talk like that, and B: I can appreciate the male form without wanting to jump his bones.”

My brow lifted higher and she rolled her eyes. “I’m not that bad.” The humor in her eyes dimmed to shame.

“Hey, I was joking. Besides, I’m totally here to appreciate the male form.” I glanced to where Kaiden was warming up. He looked so good in his shoulder pads and jersey. But it was even better knowing what was underneath.

“Lily Ford, are you blushing?” Peyton nestled into my side.

“He’s just so… dreamy.”

“Aww, you’ve got it bad, girl. Did you arrange to see each other again yet?”

“He wants to take me out this week.”

“But?”

“It’s just the sneaking around.” I didn’t want to share Kaiden with anyone, not yet, but I didn’t want to be the kind of girl who lied to her parents either.

“It’s new. You’re still figuring things out. Do you really want to tell everyone and then it doesn’t…” She trailed off.

“Doesn’t what?” My brows furrowed.

She pressed her lips together and glanced away.

“You don’t think it’ll become something more.” My stomach sank.

“That’s not… I just think you have to be realistic. He’s a football player, Lily. He’ll get a scholarship and go off to college and you’ll be…”

“Left behind. That’s what you mean, don’t you?” Disbelief coated my words. “You encouraged me to take a risk and now you’re what, suggesting I stop?”

“No,” her lips thinned, “I’m just saying don’t get too invested.”

Easy for her to say.

I didn’t flirt with random guys or hook up with guys at parties. I couldn’t even remember a time I’d looked at a guy and felt something. But I got butterflies in my stomach and my heart did little flips whenever Kaiden’s gray eyes looked in my direction.

How was I supposed to turn all that off when my heart was already invested?

“I didn’t mean to upset you.” Peyton nudged my shoulder, and I gave her a weak smile.

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